Erik & Max have another first here, an awards ceremony. This is not the GPHG though, we’re covering a quarter century; go big or go home. Prepare for a dissection of early Journe, stories of a smashed Philippe Dufour, unexpected sales strategies, and descriptions of Max Büsser’s extreme handsomeness. We’re calling these the Balance Cocks. The first of, hopefully, many here. 

Links Mentioned:

Conversation:

Rexhep Rexhepi:

https://www.akrivia.com/watch/chronometre-contemporain-rexhep-rexhepi/

https://www.acollectedman.com/pages/rexhep-rexhepi-chronometre-contemporain-two

MB&F:

https://www.mbandf.com/en/machines/legacy-machines/lm101

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/mb-and-f-lm101-stainless-steel-for-hodinkee

FP Journe:

https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/the-story-of-early-f-p-journe

https://thejourneguy.com/traveling-through-time-with-f-p-journes-resonance-part-2/

Daniels Millenium:

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/important-watches-part-i-2/millenium-number-01-a-unique-and-historically

https://www.danielslondon.com/dr-george-daniels-cbe/

Petermann Bédat:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/after-its-second-release-petermann-bedat-have-established-themselves-as-one-of-switzerlands-most-exc

Philippe Dufour:

https://watchesbysjx.com/2021/11/philippe-dufour-grande-sonnerie-wristwatch-no-1.html

https://www.acollectedman.com/products/philippe-dufour-grande-et-petite-sonnerie

https://www.phillips.com/article/120822636/who-is-philippe-dufour-guide-simplicity-duality-sonnerie

The first ever Hairspring Balance Cocks, We Present the 7 Most Significant Independent Watches of the Last 25 Years:

Honorable Mention: Derek Pratt

7. Petermann Bédat 2941 Split Seconds

6. MB&F LM101 for Hodinkee

5. Rexhep RRCCI

4. FP Journe Resonance

3. Daniels Millenium 

2. Philippe Dufour Simplicity

1. Philippe Dufour Grande et Petite Sonnerie

Only Wrist:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/henry-graves-supercomplication

https://watchesbysjx.com/2016/05/a-detailed-look-at-eric-claptons-one-of-a-kind-patek-philippe-ref-5004p.html